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I Am Legend (2007)

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Reviews Counted:204

Fresh:140

Rotten:64

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: I Am Legend overcomes questionable special effects and succeeds largely on the strength of Will Smith's mesmerizing performance.

Rated: 15 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:26-12-2007

Synopsis: Will Smith is Robert Neville, the lone survivor in a New York City where streets are overgrown and deer gambol among deserted automobiles. Following an epidemic, the Earth's population has been... Will Smith is Robert Neville, the lone survivor in a New York City where streets are overgrown and deer gambol among deserted automobiles. Following an epidemic, the Earth's population has been turned into an army of nocturnal zombies. Immune to the virus, military scientist Neville searches for a cure in his Washington Square townhouse. Haunted by visions of his family leaving quarantined Manhattan two years prior, he drives through the city with his German Shepherd, Sam, by day and barricades his home from the monsters nightly. But when Anna (Alice Braga)--another immune stranger-finds him, they will have to fight the onslaught twice as hard. Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich's emotionally-charged script showcases the charisma of Smith, who commands the screen alone for most of the picture (aside Abbey, a talented German Shepherd). Director Francis Lawrence (CONSTANTINE) uses music minimally, wisely allowing the eerie cityscapes to remain mostly silent. The set pieces, including an overgrown, deserted Times Square and a lion hunting a deer in the Flatrion District, are goosebump-inducing moments of stark beauty. Though some may question the rendering of the monsters in CGI instead of using actors, it does allow them to be frighteningly acrobatic. A chilling and effective adaptation of a horror classic, I AM LEGEND is also a thought-provoking piece of Hollywood filmmaking. [More]

Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok, Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan

Director: Francis Lawrence

Director: Francis Lawrence
Screenwriter: Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman
Producer: Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, David Heyman, Neal Moritz
Composer: James Newton Howard
Studio: Warner Bros.

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The monsters ... look like cartoonish, drooling mannequins. It's like being chased through the Macy's men's department.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
12/13/07
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

I wouldn't want to watch I Am Legend again even if it were the last movie on Earth.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment 1 Comment
12/13/07
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Superlative fright-fest featuring Will Smith at the top of his game as the last human survivor in a Manhattan full of night-dwelling mutants.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
12/13/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

The first half, the sci-fi part, is fine; the second, the same ol' undead horror segment, is tune-out time.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
12/12/07
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Whether he’s attempting to maintain his sense of bravado or glimpsing his complete and total despair, Smith nails the character brilliantly.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment 1 Comment
12/12/07
Alonso Duralde
Alonso Duralde
MSNBC

Even with Smith acting up a storm, what starts out as a potentially fascinating picture about an apocalyptic plague soon devolves into yet another special-effects laden zombie movie.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment 3 Comments
12/12/07
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News

A largely terrific, meanly gripping movie ... nearly upended by the use of some noticeably lousy CGI effects. Ditch the computers, slather some greasepaint on some extras, and we'd be talking a minor classic.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
12/12/07
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Reasonably absorbing.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
12/12/07
Tasha Robinson
Tasha Robinson
AV Club

The film descends into a monster-movie malaise starring a horde of balding CGI monsters that look like refugees from a video game and that will scare absolutely no one, save those who worry that green-screening is ruining the movies.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment 8 Comments
12/12/07
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

...The film is well-done, a case of suspenseful competence trumping questionable relevance.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
12/12/07
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

A fun movie. It's a popcorn thriller providing some alternative fare for genre fans during the drama-heavy awards season.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
12/12/07
Jeff Otto
Jeff Otto
ReelzChannel.com

I Am Legend turns from a quiet meditation on the nature of humanity into a B-movie schlockfest.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment 3 Comments
12/12/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press

While I Am Legend is formulaic sci-fi action (ripping-off 28 Weeks Later) it’s only interesting as a cultural-political artifact.

Full Review Source: New York Press | comment 12 Comments
12/12/07
Armond White
Armond White
New York Press

Unwise use of CGI is eventually no more debilitating a defect than I Am Legend's wayward third act, which begins with Neville cornily reciting lines from Shrek.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
12/12/07
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

Smith nails the portrayal. It's not the kind of work that will earn him an Oscar nomination but audiences usually don't see better than this in genre films.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment 8 Comments
12/12/07
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

The movie takes chances, assuming its audience is up for more than ear-splitting explosions, zombie retreads, and happy, catchphrase laden endings.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
12/10/07
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

The first two thirds and change of I Am Legend is terrific mindless fun: crackerjack action with gnashing vampires barely glimpsed (and scarier for that) and how’d-they-do-that New York locations that retroactively justify the traffic jams.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
12/10/07
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine

Even A Boy and His Dog (1974) carried a stronger punch [than this] visually transformative but thematically weak movie.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment 8 Comments
12/09/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Looking terrific, star Will Smith gives a commanding perfromance that tries to link two disparate films competing for attention. A stark apocalyptic saga with some existential ideas (first half) and a conventional special-effects zombie flick (second).

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
12/08/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The film can never quite decide whether it's speculative fiction or a B-movie horror show. It's not a fatal flaw, though.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
12/07/07
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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December 08, 2008: Will Smith Outlines "Fantastic Prequel Idea" for I Am Legend Opens in new window
Never mind all that stuff about the next "I Am Legend" movie being a sequel -- Will Smith gave the straight scoop to Collider recently, and outlined his ideas for the "Legend"... More...

November 25, 2008: A Sequel for I Am Legend? Opens in new window
It's utterly unverified, but AICN has started a rumor that the upcoming "I Am Legend" prequel may not be a prequel at all, but will instead pick up the story of Will Smith's... More...

September 25, 2008: Will Smith Is Still Legend Opens in new window
Warner Bros. is moving ahead with its rumored "I Am Legend" prequel, and has hired D.B. Weiss to write a script based on an outline by Will Smith, Francis Lawrence, Akiva... More...

July 28, 2008: Weekly Ketchup: TRON, I Am Legend, Hercules, Red Sonja, And More
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